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Are you ready to commiserate? Are you ready to join the action/? More importantly, are you ready to rumble?
Welcome my friends to that time of the month were all the writers near and far get together to swap a few war stories, a few laughs and a ton of liquid libations.
To briefly interrupt this lighthearted intro, I would like to say that family issues this year have kept me from blogging with a greater degree of frequency that I've normally employ, and for that, I do apologize. We're hoping that March will be a vast improvement over February.
And now, after that minor detour, we return to the topic at hand: writer's insecurities.
My current insecurity about my writing is that when I do finally get back to {presently working on six month hiatus} whatever story that I decide to work on, is that I'll draw a complete etch-a-sketch blank as to what I'm writing about.
In other words, not quite remembering the main plot and all the little sub-plots, as well as the p.o.v of the story, the state of mind/being for the main characters and other assorted details.
I've had this happen before with other stories that I've written over the years. I would write anywhere from four to six chapters of a novel, or a dozen pages of a medium-sized short story, stop at what I feel is a good point, then fail to return in a timely manner to work on/finish the story. I can't tell you how many times I've perused through stuff sitting on my shelf and say to myself, "this is actually pretty good. I wonder what the original plot was that I was pursuing?"
That my friends, is my current worry/insecurity of my writing life these days. What's yours?
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Well, crap! I guess maybe a rough outline might help. If not, head off in a new direction with reckless abandon.
ReplyDeleteIt's possible. I'm not fan of outlines to begin with, but I might have to write a short synopsis/summary detailing what I've written so far plot wise.
DeleteHope you are able to get back to blogging regularly. It does keep us writing... As for plot, its always an adventure to let your stories tell themselves.
ReplyDeleteWhile I agree it always an adventure to let my stories tell themselves, some herding/direction is often needed to give it cohesion and solidity to make it shine.
DeleteBlogging has been more difficult as of late, and with 11+ years under the belt, I'm not sure if the well has run dry again.
I admire you for even starting the stories! I've always wanted to write a book / books, but I have no idea what about or what to start with...
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, and thanks for the compliment.
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